Coffee table

I am working on a small coffee table it measures 17” wide by 22 1/2” long. My question is what thickness should I use for the top. Should I use 2” or 1” for the top. I am using 1” for the top of the one I’m making now. That’s all I had in my shop to use. So what would you use. Here are a couple of pictures to get a idea of what it will look like.

The first picture is the frame and legs it is upside down in the picture. The second one is the top.

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It matters only to your sense of aesthetics. A 2” top could make it a bit tipsy (top heavy) because the rest is light weight. With a molded edge treatment, you could make a 1” top look like it is much thicker than it really is.DanK